Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| May 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 - 1 | A |
| Apr 24 | Nottingham Forest | 0 - 5 | H |
| Apr 19 | Aston Villa | 3 - 4 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| May 9 | Manchester United | H | |
| May 17 | Everton | A | |
| May 24 | Chelsea | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Fulham | 34 | -2 | 48 |
| 11 | Everton | 34 | 0 | 47 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 35 | -9 | 47 |
| 13 | Newcastle | 35 | -2 | 45 |
| 14 | Palace | 33 | -3 | 43 |